Journal articles

2025

B.C. Weeks, C. Harvey, J.A. Tobias, C. Sheard, Z. Zhou, and D.F. Fouhey. (2023). Longer Wing Bones in Warmer Climates Suggest a Role of Thermoregulation in Bird Wing Evolution. Global Ecology and Biogeography. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.70033

C. Harvey. (2024). Joint extension speed dictates bio-inspired morphing trajectories for optimal longitudinal flight dynamics. Journal of the Royal Society Interface. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2023.0734
K.P.T. Haughn, C. Harvey, and D.J. Inman. (2024). Deep learning reduces sensor requirements for gust rejection on a small uncrewed aerial vehicle morphing wing. Communications Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44172-024-00201-8

C. Harvey, G. de Croon, G.K. Taylor, and R.J. Bomphrey. (2023). Lessons from natural flight for aviation: then, now and tomorrow. Journal of Experimental Biology. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.245409

C. Harvey and D. J. Inman. (2022). Gull dynamic pitch stability is controlled by wing morphing. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2204847119
C. Harvey, V. B. Baliga, J.C.M. Wong, D. L. Altshuler, and D. J. Inman. (2022). Birds can transition between stable and unstable states via wing morphing. Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-04477-8
C. Harvey, L.L. Gamble, C.R. Bolander, D.F. Hunsaker, J.J. Joo and D. J. Inman. (2022). A review of avian-inspired morphing for UAV flight control. Progress in Aerospace Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paerosci.2022.100825

C. Harvey, V. B. Baliga, C. D. Goates, D. F. Hunsaker, and D. J. Inman. (2021). Gull-inspired joint-driven wing morphing allows adaptive longitudinal flight control. Journal of the Royal Society Interface. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2021.0132
C. Harvey, and D.J. Inman. (2021). Aerodynamic efficiency of gliding birds vs. comparable UAVs: a review. Bioinspiration and Biomimetics. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-3190/abc86a

L.L. Gamble, C. Harvey, and D.J. Inman. (2020). Load alleviation of feather-inspired compliant airfoils for instantaneous flow control. Bioinspiration and Biomimetics. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-3190/ab9b6f

C. Harvey, V.B. Baliga, P. Lavoie, and D.L. Altshuler. (2019). Wing morphing allows gulls to modulate static pitch stability during gliding. Journal of the Royal Society Interface. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2018.0641

F.A. Jackson, S. Rovani, J.T. Hrynuk, C. Harvey. Experimental study of dynamic stall with avian airfoils.
In AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition, Orlando, FL, USA. In Northern California Aerospace Symposium, Davis, CA, USA (poster).
H.A. Zhu, K. Bordner, Richard J Bomphrey, James R. Usherwood, K.P.T. Haughn, and C. Harvey. Distributed pressure sensing for analyzing aerodynamic characteristics in avian-like formation flight. In AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition, Orlando, FL, USA. In Northern California Aerospace Symposium, Davis, CA, USA (poster).
A. Martínez-Carmena, M. Hawkins, H.A. Zhu, K. Buehring, and C. Harvey. Effect of tail molting on the perching flight of a hawk. In Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, USA.
K. Bordner, C. Cook, T.C. Henry, J.T. Hrynuk, C. Harvey, and K.P.T. Haughn. Wing-tail interaction effects in a morphing tail aircraft during perch. In Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, USA. In Northern California Aerospace Symposium, Davis, CA, USA (poster).

K. Bordner, K.P.T. Haughn, and C. Harvey. Effects of avian morphology on flight dynamics modes. In Gordon Research Conference - Multifunctional Materials and Structures, Ventura, CA, USA (poster).
R. Glenn, L.B. Dahlke, A. Engilis Jr., and C. Harvey. Analysis of bird wing aerodynamic efficiency. In AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition, Orlando, FL, USA. 🔗
C. Harvey, R. Glenn, L.B. Dahlke, and A. Engilis Jr. Species-specific variation in avian airfoil morphology. In Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, USA.

C. Harvey. A longitudinal linear parameter-varying model of a gliding gull during wing morphing. In AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition, National Harbor, MD, USA. 🔗
C. Harvey. Longitudinal gust response of a gliding gull. In Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, Austin, TX, USA.

C. Harvey. Model-based Bio-informed Analyses to Advance UAV Design. In Gordon Research Conference - Multifunctional Materials and Structures, Ventura, CA, USA.
C. Harvey. The evolution of gliding bird pitch stability. In IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) - Workshop: “Challenges of Flapping-Wing Aerial Robots”, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
C. Harvey, V.B. Baliga, J.C.M. Wong, D.L. Altshuler, and D.J. Inman. Avian flight maneuverability: An inertial perspective. In Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, USA.

C. Harvey and D.J. Inman. Experimental investigation of rigid gull wings across their range of motion. In AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition, Virtual.